EGB432 Asset Management and Maintenance

Unit Outline: Semester 1 2024, Gardens Point, Internal

Overview

Engineers are often involved in the acquisition, maintenance, and renewal of equipment. The ability to analyse maintenance data and develop effective maintenance plans remain important skills for today’s engineers. The focus of this unit is on the development of techniques to manage the life cycles of engineering assets effectively to maximise their value. The unit will introduce students to the theory and techniques of Reliability Engineering, develop tools for the analysis of maintenance data, and address the development of optimised maintenance strategies.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:

1. Apply the life cycle management tools, including maintenance strategies and management, planning and logistic techniques to engineering assets.
2. Apply asset, risk management and reliability concepts to solve complex engineering problems.
3. Assess cause of failure and undertake Failure Mode Effect and Criticality Analysis (FMECA).
4. Evaluate an engineering component or system and recommend an appropriate asset management/maintenance strategy and cost.

Content

Learning Approaches

Total No. Hours: 3
Lecture/Tutorial: 3 hours
Lectures/tutorials cover the main concepts with examples of applications to work through collaboratively in class to apply strategies (informal group work), including whole of class discussion of results. The main learning and teaching approach is to integrate theory with practice collaboratively in groups in real contexts.

Feedback on Learning and Assessment

You will get feedback on mini project/problem solving tasks in lectures/tutorials throughout the semester. For the group project report, you will get oral feedback during lectorials and written feedback on completion. For the exam, oral and/or written feedback is available on request after the exam.

Assessment items submitted after the due date without an approved extension will not be marked and will receive a grade of 1 or 0%. If special circumstances prevent you from meeting the assessment due date, you can apply for an extension http://www.student.qut.edu.au/studying/assessment/extension. If you don't have an approved extension you should submit the work you have done by the due date and it will be marked against the assessment criteria. QUT's assessment submission requirements reflect the expectations of professional practice where you will need to meet deadlines.

Assessment

Overview

Assessment for this unit includes a problem solving task, a quiz and a final examination.

Unit Grading Scheme

7- point scale

Assessment Tasks

Assessment: Examination (written)

Students will solve problems relating to the unit content.

Relates to learning outcomes
1, 2, 3, 4

“If campus access is restricted at the time of the central examination period/due date, an alternative, which may be a timed online assessment, will be offered. Individual students whose circumstances prevent their attendance on campus will be provided with an alternative assessment approach.”

Assessment: Problem Solving Task

A series of problems dealing with topics covered in the unit which are more time-intensive than exam problems. Students are expected to work together to solve the problems but the final write-up should be done individually.

This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.

Relates to learning outcomes
1, 2, 3, 4

Assessment: Quiz/Test

A quiz will assess your mastery of the concepts introduced in lecture. Quiz will be handed out by the middle of the semester.
Due Date: Quiz is due 48 hours after released at Canvas.

Relates to learning outcomes
1, 2, 3, 4

Academic Integrity

Students are expected to engage in learning and assessment at QUT with honesty, transparency and fairness. Maintaining academic integrity means upholding these principles and demonstrating valuable professional capabilities based on ethical foundations.

Failure to maintain academic integrity can take many forms. It includes cheating in examinations, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, and submitting an assessment item completed by another person (e.g. contract cheating). It can also include providing your assessment to another entity, such as to a person or website.

You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.

Further details of QUT’s approach to academic integrity are outlined in the Academic integrity policy and the Student Code of Conduct. Breaching QUT’s Academic integrity policy is regarded as student misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.

Resources

Risk Assessment Statement

There are no out of the ordinary risks associated with this unit

Standards/Competencies

This unit is designed to support your development of the following standards\competencies.

Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competency Standard for Professional Engineer

1: Knowledge and Skill Base

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2. 
   Relates to: Examination (written), Problem Solving Task, Quiz/Test

2: Engineering Application Ability

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   Relates to: Examination (written), Problem Solving Task, Quiz/Test
2. 
   Relates to: Examination (written)

3: Professional and Personal Attributes

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   Relates to: Problem Solving Task

Course Learning Outcomes

EN55 Master of Professional Engineering

1. Apply advanced and specialist knowledge, concepts and practices in engineering design, analysis management and sustainability.
   Relates to: Examination (written), Quiz/Test
2. Critically analyse and evaluate complex engineering problems to achieve research informed solutions.
   Relates to: Examination (written), Problem Solving Task, Quiz/Test
3. Apply systematic approaches to plan, design, execute and manage an engineering project.
   Relates to: Problem Solving Task
4. Communicate complex information effectively and succinctly, presenting high level reports, arguments and justifications in oral, written and visual forms to professional and non specialist audiences.
   Relates to: Problem Solving Task
5. Organise and manage time, tasks and projects independently, and collaboratively demonstrating the values and principles that shape engineering decision making and professional accountability.
   Relates to: Problem Solving Task

EN60 Graduate Certificate in Communication for Engineering

1. Demonstrate and apply specialised knowledge and technical skills in at least one Engineering discipline.
   Relates to: Examination (written), Problem Solving Task, Quiz/Test
2. Critically investigate real world engineering issues and solve complex problems drawing on specialised creative skills, analysis, evaluation and synthesis of discipline knowledge, theory and practice.
   Relates to: Examination (written), Quiz/Test
3. Employ effective written and oral professional communication skills across social, cultural and discipline domains.
   Relates to: Problem Solving Task
4. Exercise responsibility and accountability in applying knowledge and skills for own learning and effective practice including working independently, ethically and collaboratively.
   Relates to: Problem Solving Task